noun
also sal·ma·gun·dy ˌsalməˈgəndē, -di
( -es )
Etymology: French salmigondis
1. : a salad plate consisting of chopped or sliced meats, anchovies, hard-cooked eggs, pickled vegetables, olives, radishes, endive, and watercress that are arranged in rows for color and flavor contrast and dressed with a salad dressing
2. : a heterogeneous mixture : medley , potpourri
no salmagundi made of things, amusements, lust for power, can assuage our gnawing hunger to create — B.I.Bell